Comments open up possibility Barton House has been a danger to residents for more than six decades

A major structural risk uncovered in a 65-year-old Bristol tower block may be the result of a construction error, the city council has said.

On Tuesday evening, within hours of the risk being detected, about 400 people were told to evacuate Barton House, which was completed in 1958 and is the oldest high-rise in the city council’s estate.

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